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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Block Island and Indian Pirates
July 20 – I’m vacationing on Block Island, a charming little island 13 miles south of Rhode Island in the Atlantic Ocean. To the Narragansett Indians this place was known as Manisees, “Island of the Little God.” I have been coming here … Continue reading
Point Lay and Barrow, Alaska (the last four days)
July 5 – the day after… Having crashed at 9pm, I was up and out of the house by 6am. It was cool, windy, and no mosquitos. Crissy soaked her Bog boots during the harvest and borrowed my extra pair, … Continue reading
Point Lay (the whale hunt)
Wednesday, July 3 – 24 hours of sun is beginning to play with my internal clock. Slept until noon and don’t think that’s happened since college. Played a couple of games of Farcle with my housemates. A game with 10 … Continue reading
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Point Lay (cont’d)
Tuesday, July 2 – no report of whales. Warm day, about 60F, little wind, and mosquitos very bad. A neighbor’s dog got loose and tangled up in the seal net at the research house and ended up in the ditch … Continue reading
Barrow and Point Lay, Alaska
BARROW Saturday, June 29 – expecting a very early start, I slept at Shelly Scott’s house on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation; left 2:30am to meet Crissy Gray, Ashanti Kelly, Brianna Sebastian, and Shaquanna Sebastian at tribal community center; Tina Menihan … Continue reading
The Indian Mariners Project 